It was a perfect night for soccer in Durham, but the result was much of the same for the Blue Devils as the rest of the season: yet another tie.
This week, let the numbers take you inside the start of men's basketball's season, football's blowout loss, men's golf's first victory and another women's soccer tie.
The Blue Devils' six ties this season already match their total from the previous three seasons.
“We can’t afford to exhale. We have to keep going forward," Duke head coach Robbie Church said.
This week, let the numbers take you inside football's dominating win, field hockey's bounce back weekend and women's soccer's battle against North Carolina.
When Clemson’s goalie, Sandy MacIver, Jr. shanked a pass right to Mackenzie Pluck, the Duke midfielder didn’t hesitate.
There is no doubt that blows were exchanged in this heavyweight Tobacco Road Rivalry.
This week, let the numbers take you inside football’s last-minute loss to Pittsburgh, men's and women's soccer's journeys through ACC play and field hockey’s recent rough patch in an otherwise impressive season.
"You have to be brave. They’re really hard to break down," head coach Robbie Church said.
Blue Devil goalie Brooke Heinsohn spearheaded the Duke defensive effort, tallying five saves on the day.
Mia Gyau was the hero for Duke.
Both teams are still in the process of shaking off the rust and building chemistry.
This week, let the numbers take you inside men's soccer's struggles, volleyball's upset victory and football's upcoming ACC battle.
"We didn’t break their spirit," said head coach Robbie Church.
“I think we're really hungry."
Ella Stevens, Mackenzie Pluck, Marykate McGuire and Tess Boade have been a nightmare for opposing defenses.
Boade’s goal was patient zero of a contagious scoring fever that spread throughout the Blue Devil roster, and the Tigers could not find a cure.
The weather may have been gloomy, but that didn’t stop the 12th-ranked Blue Devils from making history, as they secured their 400th win in program history with a victory against UNLV in the 2019 Duke Nike Classic.
Duke defeated the Broncos with a golden goal overtime win in thrilling fashion.
It is “the beautiful game,” but even a dedicated soccer fan could be forgiven for struggling to find much offensive beauty Wednesday night.
